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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2001
Michael Zimmer, Saabruecken, DE;
Waldemar Weinberg, Kiebitzreihe, DE;
Petra Auchter-Krummel, Vendersheim, DE;
Dieter Jung, Daaden, DE;
Schott Glas, Mainz, DE;
Abstract
The device for applying decorations and characters on glass, glass ceramic or ceramic products includes an image roller ( ) provided with an electrostatically chargeable photoconductive layer; a photo-exposure assembly ( ) for generating an electrostatic charge image corresponding to at least one of decorations and characters to be applied; a supply container ( ) for a toner with a device ( ) for developing the electrostatic charge image with the toner; a dimensionally stable transfer roller ( ) for receiving the toner image, which is in direct contact with the image roller on one side and with the product ( ) on its other side; at least two coronas ( ) including a first corona ( ) arranged on the transfer roller ( ) and a second corona ( ) arranged under the product near the transfer roller ( ) and a heater for burning the toner image onto the product, after electrostatically transferring the toner image to the product by means of the coronas.